Merge branch 'develop' of github.com:matrix-org/synapse into anoa/user_param_ui_auth github/anoa/user_param_ui_auth anoa/user_param_ui_auth

* 'develop' of github.com:matrix-org/synapse: (369 commits)
  Add functions to `MultiWriterIdGen` used by events stream (#8164)
  Do not allow send_nonmember_event to be called with shadow-banned users. (#8158)
  Changelog fixes
  1.19.1rc1
  Make StreamIdGen `get_next` and `get_next_mult` async  (#8161)
  Wording fixes to 'name' user admin api filter (#8163)
  Fix missing double-backtick in RST document
  Search in columns 'name' and 'displayname' in the admin users endpoint (#7377)
  Add type hints for state. (#8140)
  Stop shadow-banned users from sending non-member events. (#8142)
  Allow capping a room's retention policy (#8104)
  Add healthcheck for default localhost 8008 port on /health endpoint. (#8147)
  Fix flaky shadow-ban tests. (#8152)
  Fix join ratelimiter breaking profile updates and idempotency (#8153)
  Do not apply ratelimiting on joins to appservices (#8139)
  Don't fail /submit_token requests on incorrect session ID if request_token_inhibit_3pid_errors is turned on (#7991)
  Do not apply ratelimiting on joins to appservices (#8139)
  Micro-optimisations to get_auth_chain_ids (#8132)
  Allow denying or shadow banning registrations via the spam checker (#8034)
  Stop shadow-banned users from sending invites. (#8095)
  ...

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/scripts-dev/check-newsfragment b/scripts-dev/check-newsfragment
index 98a618f6b2..448cadb829 100755
--- a/scripts-dev/check-newsfragment
+++ b/scripts-dev/check-newsfragment
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # A script which checks that an appropriate news file has been added on this
 # branch.
 
+echo -e "+++ \033[32mChecking newsfragment\033[m"
+
 set -e
 
 # make sure that origin/develop is up to date
@@ -16,6 +18,8 @@ pr="$BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST"
 if ! git diff --quiet FETCH_HEAD... -- debian; then
     if git diff --quiet FETCH_HEAD... -- debian/changelog; then
         echo "Updates to debian directory, but no update to the changelog." >&2
+        echo "!! Please see the contributing guide for help writing your changelog entry:" >&2
+        echo "https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md#debian-changelog" >&2
         exit 1
     fi
 fi
@@ -26,7 +30,12 @@ if ! git diff --name-only FETCH_HEAD... | grep -qv '^debian/'; then
     exit 0
 fi
 
-tox -qe check-newsfragment
+# Print a link to the contributing guide if the user makes a mistake
+CONTRIBUTING_GUIDE_TEXT="!! Please see the contributing guide for help writing your changelog entry:
+https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md#changelog"
+
+# If check-newsfragment returns a non-zero exit code, print the contributing guide and exit
+tox -qe check-newsfragment || (echo -e "$CONTRIBUTING_GUIDE_TEXT" >&2 && exit 1)
 
 echo
 echo "--------------------------"
@@ -38,6 +47,7 @@ for f in `git diff --name-only FETCH_HEAD... -- changelog.d`; do
     lastchar=`tr -d '\n' < $f | tail -c 1`
     if [ $lastchar != '.' -a $lastchar != '!' ]; then
         echo -e "\e[31mERROR: newsfragment $f does not end with a '.' or '!'\e[39m" >&2
+        echo -e "$CONTRIBUTING_GUIDE_TEXT" >&2
         exit 1
     fi
 
@@ -47,5 +57,6 @@ done
 
 if [[ -n "$pr" && "$matched" -eq 0 ]]; then
     echo -e "\e[31mERROR: Did not find a news fragment with the right number: expected changelog.d/$pr.*.\e[39m" >&2
+    echo -e "$CONTRIBUTING_GUIDE_TEXT" >&2
     exit 1
 fi